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DRO to VEL: distance & flight time
Durango (Durango La Plata County Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
246 mi
396 km · 214 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
246 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DRO — Durango La Plata County Airport · Durango, United States
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DRO
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport39 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport56 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport94 mi away
Near VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRO from VEL?
The flight distance from Durango (DRO) to Vernal (VEL) is 246 miles (396 km, 214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRO to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRO to VEL?
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